A free site which breaks down language learning into short, gamified lessons. It is very popular and also provides opportunities to connect with other language learners.
Available with a St. Louis County Library card, which is free to all UMSL students. Offers language lessons as well as courses on cultural differences.
Provides a comprehensive introduction to all the Kanji characters on the Japanese Ministry of Education's official Joyo ("General Use") list--providing detailed notes on the historical development of each character as well as all information needed by students to read and write them.
Offers five compelling stories with English and Japanese language versions appearing on facing pages. Each story is followed by detailed translator's notes, Japanese vocabulary lists, and grammar points along with a set of discussion questions and exercises.
Offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having to constantly consult a dictionary. Richly diverse in themes and styles, the stories are by well-known writers-like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto-as well as by emerging voices. Complete with notes, these selections make excellent reading in either language.
A dramatization of the historical link between the fishing town of Steveston, home to many of first, second and third generation Japanese Canadians, and Mio, the coastal village in Wakayama from which many of their ancestors originally emigrated. In both English and Japanese translation.
Presented here in traditional Japanese characters and parallel English translation, Diadoji Yuzan's Code of the Samurai is an essential text for students of Japanese culture, literature and business.